Recently I was going through some old art dairies from high school and I found plenty of art, writing and poetry that I don't believe I did. Two poems really stuck out at me and after a little asking around I discovered that Nadia wrote them.
I thought I would share them with you:
The Hive
The hive vibrates, a constant hum
A reminder of the conglomerate
Each part fading into the collective
Nuts and bolts that keep the system one
Each bee works tirelessly
Perfectly in time, like clockwork
All to achieve the illusion of unity
To achieve the unachievable
.............................................................................................................
I Am Here
Walking alone in the crowd
The lines fade to blurs
Each person forming a never ending ocean
Voices, shouts, footsteps, notices
Each sound, once sharp and distinct,
blend to form a constant drone.
I am the candle in the dark room
Red, in a sea of grey
I refuse to join the crowd
I fight the masses
I want to scream, to shout, to yell
I AM HERE
I am told during this time that our system was really struggling to stay together and hold me together so that I could finish high school. Nadia was particularly struggling to connect with the others.
2 comments:
Kylie. I always find it both informative and helpful to look back and make sense of where we came from. I always think that figuring out a thread that connects us to the where we were is important, even if that place was not so good. So, I commend you for doing this. The trick is to not stay in that place very long.
Incredibly expressive poetry Kylie.
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